Human InterestA news story focusing on a personality or individual's story with wide appeal to a general audience.

IFB or Interrupt FeedbackThe earpiece through which a director or producer instructs a correspondent in the field or anchor in the studio. The producer interrupts whatever feedback the reporter is getting in the earpiece.

Join in Progress (JIP)A direction to the control room to cut to a broadcast already in progress.

Jump CutAn edit in a news package that interrupts continuity. Example: an interviewee speaking followed immediately by another shot of the same interviewee speaking at a different time, so the image "jumps." Avoided by using cutaways or b-roll

KickerA light story that ends a newscast.

LeadThe key information of the story, usually presented at the beginning of the segment.

Leading QuestionsQuestions intended to steer an interviewee in a particular direction.

Lip FlapVideo of somebody talking, with the audio portion muted. Happens when using video of people being interviewed as B-roll. Avoid it.

LivePut on the air in real time, not pre-recorded or pre-produced.

Lower ThirdThe bottom third of the frame containing text information regarding the current story, the anchors' or interviewee's identification, and other relevant captions.

MiscueAn error in which footage or audio is played before its intended time, resulting in overlapping elements in the broadcast.